Equipment of Frank Haunschild
Electric Guitars	to Acoustic Guitars to Amps to Strings
Ibanez GB-5 This is the legendary George Benson model, the one the master likes to play himself. It is a very versatile instrument and Frank's main guitar, which can be heard on all of his CD's. The new model GB-200 has a slightly smaller body, a deeper cutaway, gotoh machine heads, wooden knobs and some artwork on the tailpiece.	Ibanez JS-100 A semi-acoustic John Scofield model, on which it is possible to play almost everything between funk and jazz. Frank played it during the "Better Days" sessions, where it can heard on "Be Still My Heart", "Keep Me In Mind" and "She's Leaving Home". By the way: this is the guitar that John Abercrombie used on "Alone Together".
Gibson Pat Martino Another "Signature" instrument by an all-time great player. This is the ideal guitar to play in a band. Frank plays it occasionally with his quartet : (featuring Norbert Gottschalk - voc, Bernd Heitzler - b, Hiram Mutschler - dr). This is a dream guitar still waiting for it's big "show time".	Doderer Bariton Elektric This instrument was custom made for Frank by Henning Doderer in 1996. The purpsoe was to have more range on the deep end. Usually Frank tunes it from C' to c', which is a major third lower than standard tuning. This exceptional guitar can be heard on the CD's "Favorite Songs", "Getting Closer", "Better Days" and "Listen To This".
Acoustic Guitars
Taylor 510-CEAB This is a classic "Dreadnought" steelstring acoustic guitar with a cutaway and pickup system. With a spruce top and mahogany sides and back, this is one of Frank's favorite instruments.This guitar can be heard on all recordings since the "Bridges" sessions in 2001.	Taylor NS72-CE This nylonstring guitar was built in 2002 and belongs to the first series of Taylor's that found their way to the European market. The neck joins the body at the 12th fret; and the guitar has a cutaway and the same electric system as the steelstrings. It can be heard on "Better Days", "Listen To This" and "Alone Together".
Doderer Baritone Acoustic This is Frank's latest instrument and is waiting to be played in concerts and recording sessions in the future. It was custom made again by Henning Doderer, who did a great job in trying to accomplish the features Frank had lined out for this instrument. The sound system is made by AER and is called TSC II. A piezo and two condenser microphones work together to create an impressingly warm and natural sound.	Taylor 514-CEAB This guitar found it's way to Frank's guitar collection by chance. A student had asked Frank to check a ES-175 he had found in a second hand guitar store. After having played the instrument and approving his student's choice, Frank saw this beautiful acoustic guitar in the window. Many thanks to Uli P. for the loan!
Amps	Strings
AER Acousticube 3 Frank plays different amps, depending on the musical situation. He prefers amps made by the German company AER, which stands for Audio Electronic Research. In his stereo setup, he uses two amps of the newly developed "Acousticube 3" model. Some of the new features of this amp where integrated following Frank's suggestions. In addition, he also uses the active speaker CX-8 or the passive subwoofer Sub-10.	Pyramid Jazz Strings This set has been developed by Frank in cooperation with Pyramid. With gauges ranging from .011 to .048, theses strings have a high percentage of nickle, which gives these strings the soft touch and warm, rich tone. Frank uses this set an his GB-5, the Ibanez JS-100 and occasionally on the Gibson Pat Martino.
Pedal Board SKB Frank likes to use a pedal board made by SKB in California. His effects are all from Boss, because of the better compatibility. The signal flow is: Line Selector – Tuner – EQ – Volume – Delay – Reverb – Noise Suppressor. The Loop Station is used occasionally to either save spontaneous ideas or to use for demonstrations during workshops.	Pyramid Excelsior Nylonstrings These strings have a great durability and a very precise pitch, even on the usually critical g-string. Frank uses this set in "medium" which equals a string tension of 7 kilos. These strings can be heard on all CD's whenever you hear a guitar with nylon strings.
Tube amp setup Sometimes Frank falls back onto his older tube amp setup, which consists of a Digitech GSP 2101 tube preamp, a Korg DTR-1 tuner and a Mesa Boogie tube amp. The speakers are two pairs of Bose 402 - surely unusual.	Elixir Nanoweb Acoustic Elixir strings have the special Goretex coating, which significantly prolongs their durability. All Taylor guitars are equiped with these strings when they leave factory. Frank uses these strings in different gauges: medium (.013 - .056) for the Doderer baritone acoustic, light (.012 - .053) for the Taylor 510 and custom light (. 011 - .052) for his Taylor 514.
	Elixir Nanoweb Electric Anti-Rust Frank plays this special set in medium (.011 - .049) on his Gibson Pat Martino. They are very durable and practically don't rust at all. These are the ideal strings to put onto a guitar which is played only occasionally.